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In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Tōru Ōhira
Japanese voice actor (1929–2016).
Born September 24th, 1929 in Tokyo, Ota. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Juliette Benzoni
French writer (1920–2016).
Born October 30th, 1920 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 95 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Tonino Valerii
Italian film director (1934–2016).
Born May 20th, 1934 in Montorio al Vomano. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Donald E. Williams
American astronaut (1942–2016).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]
Mykolas Burokevičius
Soviet-lithuanian politician.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Alytus.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 88 years old in Vilnius (heart failure).
Bobby Campbell
Northern irish footballer (1956-2016).
Born September 13th, 1956 in Belfast.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 60 years old in Huddersfield. [ref]
Angelika Schrobsdorff
German writer (1927–2016).
Born December 24th, 1927 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Bill Gadsby
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1927-2016).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Calgary.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Farmington Hills. [ref]
Valentin Prokopov
Soviet water polo player (1929–2016).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 87 years old [ref]
Leila Alaoui
Moroccan-french photographer & video artist (1982-2016).
Born July 10th, 1982 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 33 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Jules Schelvis
Dutch historian (1921–2016).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Amstelveen (disease).
Charlotte Sheffield
American beauty queen (1936–2016).
Born September 1st, 1936 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 15th, 2016 at 79 years old in Salt Lake City.
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist (1935–2016).
Born May 4th, 1935 in San Francisco.
Died June 30th, 2016 at 81 years old in The Bronx.
Lucille Dumont
Canadian television presenter and radio host (1919–2016).
Born January 20th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died July 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Canada. [ref]
Ruth Hubbard
Austrian-american biochemist.
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2016 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ray Thornton
American politician (1928–2016).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Conway.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 87 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Orest Subtelny
Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).
Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.
Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.
George Klein
Hungarian-swedish biologist (1925–2016).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Gene Guarilia
American basketball player (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Duryea.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Duryea. [ref]
Gennadij Tsypkalov
Luhansk people's republic politician (1973—2016).
Died September 24th, 2016 at 43 years old in Luhansk (hanging to death).
Leonidas Donskis
Lithuanian academic and politician (1962-2016).
Born August 13th, 1962 in Klaipėda.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 54 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Déon
French writer (1919–2016).
Born August 4th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Brigitte Hamann
Austrian-german historian (1940–2016).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Georges Balandier
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1920–2016).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 95 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor (1928–2016).
Born January 29th, 1928 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy